Octopuses
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Octopuses
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85094044
- info:lc/authorities/sh85094044
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85094044#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Devilfishes (Mollusks)
- Octopi
- Octopodidae
- Octopus
Use For
Broader Terms
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Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Octopodidae
- Octopus
Sources
- found: Encarta world Eng. dict. (octopus, pl. puses or pi or pus; devilfish: any extremely large ray, octopus any large cephalopod)
- found: Am. heritage dict. (octopus: any of numerous carnivorous marine mollusks of the genus Octopus or related genera; also called devilfish)
- found: Syn. liv. org.: v. 1, p. 1101 (Octopodidae: octopuses) p. 1102 (large family consists of 24 genera)
LC Classification
- QL430.3.O2
Change Notes
- 2003-03-03: new
- 2003-04-15: revised
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